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germ cell

noun Biology.

the sexual reproductive cell at any stage from the primordial cell to the mature gamete.

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Origin of germ cell

First recorded in1850–55

Words nearby germ cell

German sixth, Germantown, German wirehaired pointer, Germany, germaphobe, germ cell, germen, germfree, germicide, germinability, germinal
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British Dictionary definitions for germ cell

germ cell

noun

a sexual reproductive cell; gameteCompare somatic cell
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Medical definitions for germ cell

germ cell

n.

An ovum or a sperm cell or one of their developmental precursors.sex cell
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Scientific definitions for germ cell

germ cell

One of the diploid cells in the reproductive organs of a multicellular organism that undergo division and are the precursors of haploid gametes, such as a spermatogonium or oogonium.
See gamete.
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